02-28-2011, 03:12 PM
Hello,
If I might offer a suggestion. A fine mesh seine... (I made mine with two pieces of dowel rod and some vinyl screen). You can put it in the water close to bottom and down stream from your waders, (preferably not in a Redd), stir the bottom up a bit, lift the seine out and study the contents. This can be very helpful in understanding what aquatic life is available for the fish and when visiting the store can aid in pattern selection, or if you tie your own flies of course. That's the easy part...The hard part is then learning and becoming proficient at presenting the pattern in a manner that will make the fish want to eat it :-))
Randy
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If I might offer a suggestion. A fine mesh seine... (I made mine with two pieces of dowel rod and some vinyl screen). You can put it in the water close to bottom and down stream from your waders, (preferably not in a Redd), stir the bottom up a bit, lift the seine out and study the contents. This can be very helpful in understanding what aquatic life is available for the fish and when visiting the store can aid in pattern selection, or if you tie your own flies of course. That's the easy part...The hard part is then learning and becoming proficient at presenting the pattern in a manner that will make the fish want to eat it :-))
Randy
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